resister

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A form of resistor — One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.

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obstructionistobstructorobstructerthwarteradversaryantagonistopponentopposer
OriginEnglish resist ← Middle English resisten ← Anglo-Norman resister →
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Meanings

nounresister (plural resisters)

plural resisters

  1. alternativeAlternative form of resistor (“one who resists”)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take

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obstructionistobstructorobstructerthwarter
Broader
disputantcontroversialisteristic

nounsomeone who offers opposition

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adversaryantagonistopponentopposer
Broader
actordoerworker
Also see
adversaryantagonistobstructionistopponentopposerthwarter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  5. Proto-Italic*sistō
  6. Latinsistō
  7. Latinresistere
  8. Anglo-Normanresister
  9. Middle Englishresisten
  10. Englishresist
  11. Englishresister

From resist + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

resister. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resister

MLA

“resister.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resister. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resister,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resister.

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